Pressed: Public Money, Private Profit: A Cautionary Tale

by Molly Henderson

A former Lancaster County Commissioner, Dr. Henderson's book tells the story of the development, building, and financing of the Lancaster County Convention Center and Marriott Hotel in downtown Lancaster.The highly controversial "convention center project," as it was known to those in Lancaster County (pop. 510,000), was originally proposed in 1999 as a $75 million "public-private" partnership. The project would include a publicly-owned convention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1090429576
• ISBN13: 9781090429575
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 546 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.4" x 6.0"